Urban expansion and sustainability of natural wetlands. Case: Humedales de Villa, Chorrillos, Lima, Perú 2010-2020

• Autor: Caro Zaldívar Vda. de Medina, Raquel Rosario
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.revistas.unfv.edu.pe:article/1356
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.unfv.edu.pe/RCV/article/view/1356
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Urban sprawl; sustainability; natural wetlands; Expansión urbana; sostenibilidad; humedales naturales; Expansão urbana; sustentabilidade; zonas úmidas naturais

The research focuses on the Natural Wetlands of Villa Chorrillos located in the district of Chorrillos, in Lima, Peru; whose objective was to determine the association between urban expansion and the sustainability of these wetlands during the period 2010-2020. In this way, it seeks to sensitize those involved, be they expert authorities and the community in general, to reinforce and internalize the issue of environmental education. The approached methodology was observational and transversal in nature, which allowed the collection of images that support the invasion and expansion of the urban that deteriorate nature. On the other hand, a questionnaire with 27 structured questions with qualitative variables and three response options was developed. The results both at the descriptive level characterized the dimensions and indicators of their respective variables, as well as their correlation, proposing 3 hypotheses between the spatial dimension versus the economic, social and environmental dimensions. With 4 degrees of freedom and 0.05 significance, an inferential decision was made regarding the accepted or rejected hypotheses. The conclusion is that the spatial dimension and the environmental dimension of the natural wetlands of Villa Chorrillos for the period 2010-2020 are significantly related.